Playlist

Talks to inspire smart conversation

From string theory to geopolitics, neuroscience to tissue engineering, watch these talks that make complex topics more understandable.

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

What is so special about the human brain?

Brian Greene

Making sense of string theory

Erin McKean

The joy of lexicography

David Eagleman

Can we create new senses for humans?

Bonnie Bassler

How bacteria "talk"

Nicolas Perony

Puppies! Now that I’ve got your attention, complexity theory

Nina Tandon

Caring for engineered tissue

Ben Ambridge

9 myths about psychology, debunked

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

Hans and Ola Rosling

How not to be ignorant about the world

James Flynn

Why our IQ levels are higher than our grandparents'